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Emisphere Announces Data From Independent Clinical Study Of Effects Of Oral GLP-1 On Glucose And Insulin Concentrations
09.07.2008 05:13
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Emisphere Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: EMIS) announced findings from a clinical study assessing the oral delivery of GLP-1 peptide safely and effectively. The study used a delivery-agent-based approach using Emisphere's Eligen(R) technology, and was conducted at University Hospital in Basel, Switzerland by Christoph Beglinger, M.D.
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Diabetes
European Commission Announces Marketing Authorisation For 50mg Once Weekly Enbrel(R) For Patients With Moderate-To-Severe Psoriasis
09.07.2008 05:13
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The European Commission announced a new 50mg Enbrel® (etanercept) once weekly dosage regimen as an alternative to the currently approved 25mg Enbrel® twice weekly regimen for the treatment of patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. Based on the outcome of the extensive European 318 study in adult patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, the European Commission issued the marketing authorisation for the European Union for a once weekly 50mg Enbrel® dosing.
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Dermatology
FDA Approves New Genetic Test For Patients With Breast Cancer
09.07.2008 05:13
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a novel genetic test for determining whether patients with breast cancer are good candidates for treatment with the drug Herceptin (trastuzumab). The SPOT-Light HER2 CISH kit is a test that measures the number of copies of the HER2 gene in tumor tissue. This gene regulates the growth of cancer cells.
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Cancer
The First Autism Disease Genes
09.07.2008 05:12
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The autistic disorder, a neurodevelopmental disease first described in 1943, represents a challenge for treatment and a puzzle for research. Alongside Asperger syndrome, a milder form of the disorder, autism is classified in the continuum of various Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), all of which are characterized by deficits in language, social interaction, and a strangely restricted and repetitive behaviour (stereotypy). Disease onset occurs during the first three years of life.
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Autism
Neurogenesis In The Adult Brain: The Association With Stress And Depression
09.07.2008 05:12
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The brain is the key organ in the response to stress. Brain reactions determine what in the world is threatening and might be stressful for us, and regulate the stress responses that can be either adaptive or maladaptive. Chronic stress can affect the brain and lead into depression: Environmental stressors related to job or family situation are important triggers of depressive episodes and major life events such as trauma or abuse amongst the most potent factors inducing depression.
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Depression
Male Cyclists Risk Sexual Problems If They Don't Choose The Right Bike
09.07.2008 04:16
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Men who take up cycling in an effort to stay fit, do their bit for the environment or avoid spiralling motoring costs, could be harming their health if they don't choose the right bicycle. That's the stark warning from consultant urological surgeon Mr Vinod Nargund from St Bartholomew's and Homerton Hospitals, London, in the urology journal BJU International.
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Urology
Whizz-Kidz Seeking Potential Wheelchair Skills Trainers, UK
09.07.2008 04:15
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Whizz-Kidz is looking for both manual and especially powered wheelchair users from 18 years of age to become Wheelchair Skills Trainers. If you have experience of: - Working with children and young people - Teaching/instruction or training groups - Working with disabled people with various conditions And feel you can communicate effectively, enthusiastically and positively with children of all ages please read further.
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Children Diseases
Keeping A Food Diary Doubles Diet Weight Loss
09.07.2008 04:15
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Keeping a food diary can double a person's weight loss according to a study from Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research. The findings, from one of the largest and longest running weight loss maintenance trials ever conducted, will be published in the August issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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Diabetes
Higher Levels Of Blood Protein Fetuin-A Linked To Diabetes
09.07.2008 04:15
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A study published in the July 9 issue of JAMA finds an association between higher than normal levels of the protein fetuin-A and an increased risk of developing diabetes. Fetuin-A is one of several blood proteins that is produced in the liver and secreted into the blood stream, and it is involved with the transport of various substances in the blood stream. Joachim H. Ix, M.D., M.A.S.
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Diabetes
Ultraviolet Light Therapy Is As Beneficial For Darker Skin As Lighter Skin
09.07.2008 04:14
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An analysis of more than 100 patients has confirmed for the first time that darker-skinned patients benefit as those with lighter skin when given light therapy for morphea and related diseases, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers show. Phototherapy is the use of ultraviolet light to treat skin disorders, ranging from common problems such as acne and psoriasis to rarer conditions such as scleroderma and morphea, a hardening of the skin.
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Dermatology
UNC Study Ties Ending Moderate Drinking To Depression
09.07.2008 04:14
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Scientific evidence has long suggested that moderate drinking offers some protection against heart disease, certain types of stroke and some forms of cancer. But new research shows that stopping drinking - including at moderate levels - may lead to health problems including depression and a reduced capacity of the brain to produce new neurons, a process called neurogenesis.
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Depression
Diet May Modify Leading Worldwide Cause Of Cardiovascular Disease
09.07.2008 04:14
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A new article indicates that an increased intake in minerals such as potassium, and possibly magnesium and calcium by dietary means may reduce the risk of high blood pressure and decrease blood pressure in people with hypertension. A high intake of these minerals in the diet may also reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke. These findings are published in a supplement appearing with the July issue of The Journal of Clinical Hypertension.
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Cardiology
Online Cancer Chat With A Safety Net
09.07.2008 04:14
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Cancer Research UK launches an online chat forum for cancer patients to swap stories and share experiences on how to cope with such a devastating disease. But Cancer Chat is a forum with a difference: it has an information safety net.
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Cancer
No Major Changes Seen In Access To Chemotherapy After Medicare Modernization Act Of 2003
09.07.2008 04:14
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When the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 was passed by Congress and signed by President George W. Bush, there were still several concerns that it would have a substantially negative effect on chemotherapy patients because of the stipulated reductions in reimbursements to physicians for drugs given during outpatient chemotherapy care.
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Cancer
Tilapia Contains Potentially Dangerous Fatty Acid Combination
09.07.2008 04:14
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Farm-raised tilapia, one of the most highly consumed fish in America, has very low levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids and, perhaps worse, very high levels of omega-6 fatty acids, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
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